Tottenham boss unhappy at 'unfair' schedule before Capital One Cup final against Chelsea

Tottenham face a marathon six game run, including a two-legged Europa League tie with Fiorentina, before locking horns with their London rivals at Wembley on March 1.

They also have to contend with flying to Italy and heading back from the second-leg less than 72 hours before the League Cup showdown.

In comparison, Chelsea have eight full days off to prepare to leave the Spurs boss frustrated at the schedule.

Pochettino also took a dig at Jose Mourinho by insisting his opposite number would be up in arms over their backlog facing his side and said: "It is not fair to play a final on the Sunday after you play in another ‘final’ in Florence on the Thursday.

"Chelsea play Burnley on the Saturday and then they have a clean week to prepare for the final.

"It is not fair but then we have to understand this is the competition. We are in the Europa League, the Capital One final and the Premier League.

UNHAPPY: Mauricio Pochettino is not impressed with Tottenham's fixture pile up [GETTY]

“It is not fair to play a final on the Sunday after you play in another ‘final’ in Florence on the Thursday”

Mauricio Pochettino

"Maybe if Jose were in my position now they would be complaining about the situation!

"But I understand it is just football. We need to play a different game because we have a very tough game against Arsenal and then Fiorentina here, then West Ham and Florence after that.

"Then the final. It is football, we need to accept that and be ready for every game."

Spurs begin their run of games at West Brom in the Premier League tomorrow and Pochettino told his players to keep their eye on the ball.

He added: "This is our challenge now. To keep the mentality and stay focused. The most important game is tomorrow.

"We need to keep fighting and this is the best way to keep our level and arrive in the best condition in the final."